⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Sevier; Howard; Little River; Hempstead; Bowie – Tuesday, June 23, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued June 23 at 7:35PM CDT by NWS Shreveport LA

Details

At 735 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from near De Queen to 5 miles northeast of De
Kalb, or extending from near De Queen to 11 miles northwest of New
Boston, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Ashdown, Nashville, Mineral Springs, Dierks, Lockesburg, Wilton,
Tollette, Gillham, Ben Lomond, Corinth, Saratoga, Center Point,
Richmond, Oak Grove, Bellview, Browntown, Silver Ridge, Central,
Provo and Geneva.

Instructions

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.